Role of Autophagy and Its Signaling Pathways in Ischemia/reperfusion Injury

Overview

Journal Am J Transl Res

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2017 Nov 10

PMID 29118909

Citations 13

Authors

Shaohua Dai

Qirong Xu

Sheng Liu

Bentong Yu

Jichun Liu

Jian Tang

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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the mechanism of autophagy and its signaling pathways in ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) were used to construct I/R models. The cells were then treated with autophagy inhibitor 3-MA and infected with adenovirus expressing Beclin 1-shRNA. The expression of CD31, LC3-II, Bcl-2, Bax, LC3-II, Beclin 1, AKT, p-AKT, AMPK and p-AMPK, apoptosis, cell viability and migration ability were determined. Over 95% isolated PMVECs were positive for CD31. The expression of LC3-II and Beclin 1 was up-regulated in I/R cells. 3-MA and Beclin 1 knockdown inhibited the expression of LC3-II and Beclin 1 and autophagosome formation. Autophagy induced by hypoxia was antagonistic against apoptosis, which increased after treatment with 3-MA and knockdown of Beclin 1. 3-MA and Beclin 1 knockdown downregulated and upregulated the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax, respectively. Apoptosis mediated by hypoxia and reperfusion-induced autophagy was reduced by 3-MA and Beclin-1 knockdown, which increased and reduced the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax, respectively, leading to significant decreased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. In these cells, expression of p-AKT, p-AMPK and p-mTOR was up-regulated. After treatment with 3-MA and Beclin 1 knockdown, expression of p-AKT and p-AMPK was significantly reduced.

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